Jacob SweeneyAuthority is not Position: Why Challies is Dead WrongRecently, Tim Challies wrote a piece called, “On Following Mediocre Leaders.” In that piece he refers to the fifth commandment and the…Dec 25, 2020Dec 25, 2020
Jacob SweeneyHow Pastors Make Congregants Guilty of Unknown Sin (and What to do about It)I have not been shy in sharing ways that we have been hurt by the church. In recent months, I learned of a friend of ours who was also…Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
Jacob SweeneyRehoboam’s Dilemma: Acts 29, Steve Timmis, and the Crisis of Evangelical LeadershipAfter the death of Solomon, his son, Rehoboam, had a choice to make. Would he lift the socioeconomic burdens his father had placed on the…Feb 8, 20201Feb 8, 20201
Jacob SweeneyWhat has the Kingdom to do with Profit?Once, while meeting with an executive of a large commercial real estate firm, I quoted Simon Sinek’s proverb about business: “profit is…Jan 22, 2020Jan 22, 2020
Jacob SweeneySpiritual EpigeneticsDrs. Barry Dias and Kerry Ressler have made a fascinating discovery about something we have always known. In a study published in 20141…Sep 20, 2018Sep 20, 2018
Jacob SweeneyHow Do You Know Who You Are?I’ll never forget the day I realized that I had no idea who I was. One morning I went to brush my teeth before school — no different than…Sep 20, 2018Sep 20, 2018